Deep Sixing the POUNDS Feb 6-13

[LynneO]

Rae, sorry to hear you are not feeling well, there are some seriously strange strands of the flu running rampant here! (I am trying to be less wordy in my portfolio, so I'll just use my words here, if you don't mind)!!! My head cold has stayed with me for a week, usually it is gone by 5 days. I sure hope it is just a 24 hours thing you have. Stay warm.

Dorothy, good point about getting sick a lot when you are working. I work with kids so I am bound to get sick at least twice. Once in the first half of the year and then now, second half. Comes with the territory.

I couldn't help notice that they were looking for teams to check in, which Dorothy handled. Thanks for that. I hope I can stay on top as well as you did!

Today is the BIG GAME - enjoy! I will check back later

Lynne

[pastis]

Good morning

Well I'm up but still not feeling like eating, stomache is still doing flip flops. I lost 5 pounds yesterday so will try and get something to stay down today. Yuck. My first day of paddling is tomorrow and I'm really worried that I won't be able to go.

Lynne I know what you mean about getting bugs from kids. As soon as my son goes back to school in September we all come down with colds. Enjoy the game, I always like to check in on the half time show and the advertisements.

I see they have merged some teams so maybe we will be adding some new members.

Well off to have some breakfast.

take care

Rae

[pastis]

Good morning

Well it's a beautiful day here and sadly I am not joining my teammates for our first paddle of the year. I will be there on thursday for sure. I am still feeling weak from whatever hit me this weekend and know I couldn't keep up the pace today.

We have our own little 12 week challenge going in our house with my daughter and I. It is mirroring the one going at our gym. The challenge is to keep on track daily with diet and exercise. we have to work out at least 3 times a week and there is a weigh in and measure at the beginning , middle and end of the challenge.

I noticed a post by Reginaclough asking to join a team so I messaged her and invited her to join ours. We may see a post from her soon.

Hope your all having a great day.

take care

Rael

[LynneO]

Quick hello! Rae, you are so lucky to have so much support! Welcome to anyone new or old! I'll be back this evening. No news, is good news!

Lynne

[fla gal 57]

Is this what use to be team # 6.
I had to be away for awhile and now am back but cannot find team # 6 anywhere...

[LynneO]

HI FLORIDA GAL!!! How are you? Please say you are back with us and feeling better! This is us, all three of us, so far

[redslipper47]

Hi Ladies,

I have been under the weather all day today. A sore throat and just not feeling up to par. will check back tomorrow when I am feeling better.

[pastis]

HI everyone

Mary, it's good to see you back. I hope your feeling better now. You can see we have become a group of three so hope your up to getting back in here with us.


Dorothy, sorry your feeling under the weather. Take care of yourself .

I went to a funeral today, the lady was 93 so it was really a celebration of her long and interesting life.

Lynne I haven't heard from Reginaclough but hopefully she will join us as well and we could be back up to 5.

I'm trying to get my son to go out for a walk with me but no luck, I didn't get any exercise today and my daughter is going to be home in a few minutes asking why. The good news is that I'm still not eating much so saturday's weight loss hasn't come back yet.

take care


Rae

[redslipper47]

Hi Everyone,

Feeling better today. I am going to go to Curves as I won't be able to for the next few days. My Mom has to have Laser Surgery tomorrow on her eye. Afterward whe will have a patch for a few days. I want to keep any eye on her so I will try to stay home.

Rae, that is great that you have all of that support. Hope that weight stays off for you.

Fla Girl, welcome back. You have come to the right place to post. usually whoever is the Captain for the Month will put up a new post everyone Sun or Mon nite. Lynne is our Captain for this Month. When we weigh in on the 15th you will give her your stats or post them here on the BB.

Lynne, YOu are doing a great job of keeping up with this post. I know that it is harder when you work. I did a challenge on the Goldies before when I worked and I found it hard. That is why I felt that we should share the duties. One month at a time is enough. We don't want anyone to get burned out.

Rae, I think that is great that someone else may want to join. It would be nice to have 5 members.

Later gang.

[fla gal 57]

So glad this is the right place to post. I was afraid I has lost you all.
I am doing alot better after the surgery but still am taking it easy for awhile though. But feeling good.
Now let me know what all you are doing here? are you sending in your measurements along with the weight? and how often are you doing this?
just let me know so i can do what I need to ok.
I have a cold today to so i have been on medication for that along with all my back medication. Hate taking all this stuff everyday..
trying to keep my carbs at 20 aday for awhile because that hospital food they fed me did not do my low carb diet plan any good, if you know what i mean.
keep me up on what you are doing here.
see ya later.

[pastis]

good morning

It's a beautiful sunny morning here but lots of frost. I made it to the gym after dropping my son off at school. It's nice to get it over with early as I really don't love working out by myself.

Mary did you get the excel spread sheet at the beginnin of the challenge? If not pm me your email address and I'll try and send you a copy. There is also a Feb calendar out in one of the posts.

Dorothy, I'm glad your feeling better. It's sure hard to get back into the exercise routine after being ill.

Hi Lynne, how's your day going?

I am meeting my daughter this evening to order the chair skirts and bows for the reception. They look very pretty and I guess they add to the atmosphere of the evening but I've got to wonder if $500 couldn't be put to better use.

Well I see the laundry still hasn't folded itself so best be off.

Have a great day

Rae

[redslipper47]

Hi Everyone,

Mary, on the 15th of the Month we sent the weight and measurement to the Captain , then she send them to sweets. There is a thread for what counts for Feb. on this Challenge. Take a look at it. That should help you know what we are doing for this month.

Rae, I found that when paying for a wedding, it is just unbeliveable how much for everything. Glad that part is over. You got your fun days and then those with just stress.

Lynne How are things with you? Nice sunshine in FLA? Hope so. we ahve cloudly with a little rain.

have a great day everyone.

[fla gal 57]

Rae, I just sent you a PM message with my email so you can send me a excel sheet.

[pastis]

Hi Mary

You should have the spreadsheet, I just emailed them. Let me know if it doesn't arrive

Rae

[LynneO]

Hi girls! I am so glad there are four of us! Strength in numbers! I am doing great just trying to manage my time so I won't get myself stressed.

Mary, I am this month's captain, so I will be getting the info and forwarding to sweets. Glad you are back. I am going to email sweets and toomuchtoolong and let them know we are a four women team. Take care of that cold.

Rae, I used to work weddings. Look at it in the "per person" way. In other words, 100 people, $500 for chairs, $5.00 a person to sit their pretty behinds down! It always looks better that way! Oh, you have to tell me what "paddling" is. Are you talking about rowing, canoeing, kayacking?

Dorothy, yes, we are good team players! This is my break and check in. It gives me time to focus on my diet and exercise. If I didn't "have" to check in somewhere, I probably would have given up!

Have a great evening girls! I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Lynne

[pastis]

Hi Lynne

I paddle on a competetive seniors dragon boat team. take a look at our web site at www.grandragons.org there are some pictures that show you what the boat looks like. It came here during our worlds fair in 1986 as part of the chinese exhibition and stayed. It is a great work out and so much fun. Dorothy's heard me go on about it probably way too much but I'm addicted. One of our coaches placed 8th in the olympics at Athens this year in Kyacking and they are really committed to keeping us competitive.

[LynneO]

That is so cool. I opened the page here at school and the kids heard the drum beat!

Things are good today, I have a busy day but will deal with it one hour at a time! Hope everyone is doing good. Have a great day!

Lynne

[fla gal 57]

Pastis, that looks like a fun thing to go on. i love anything on the water like that.
Still coughing with this cold I have. I have a doctors appointment next week on the 17th. with my asthama for my regular six months check up so if i still have this cold then I hope he will give me something for it. When i catch one I tend to keep it for weeks.
Pastis send me that excel sheet you were talking about ok.

Ok I am ready now to lose these last 60 lbs. and i mean that to so i have been real strick all week with my low carb.
That bout in the hospital almost did me in though with that food they fed me everyday. Looks like hospitals would serve healthier food than mash potates and the sweets they would bring, even though I told them not to bring them to me everydasy they would again be on my plate.
I fed them to my hubby though and I promise you i did not eat them. I must confess though I did eat some mash potates one day and some soup.

will check in later....Have a great day.

[pastis]

Good morning'

Well I am back on induction until the weekend. I have been exercising and keeping high fibre and low gi but I really want to break under 220 and I know I can on induction. I seem to need to be in a pattern of losing a few pounds on induction and maintain for a week on the hig fibre , lo gi.

I'm glad you liked the web site. I'm excited to be going tomorrow again and it looks like the weather is going to be promising. Today I will hit the gym again, not my favourite form of exercise but it's ok once I get into it.

Mary I did send you an email with the excel sheet yesterday but I will resend it now.

Well off to do some chores.

have a great day

Rae

[redslipper47]

My Mom had her Laser Surgery this morning. Things went well but I will have to keep an eye on her. I won't be posting much til the weekend. Take care til then.

[LynneO]

Hey girls! Just checking in and bumping our thread! Dorothy, glad to hear your mom is doing well, what was the surgery for?

I hope everyone is well. Have a great Thursday!

Lynne

[pastis]

Hi everyone

Dorothy, glad to hear good news for your mom. How are you feeling?

Hi Lynne and Mary. Mary did you get my email?

I went on my paddle this morning. It was sunny but cold. After our second 6 minute heat I had to take my jacket off and paddled in my thermal undershirt. Every once in a while if the paddler behind you doesn't plant his paddle correctly you get a face full of cold water but it is just sort of refreshing.
By the end of the 4th heat I was really tired and my arms felt like rubber. Can't wait to go again on Monday.

Well of to make a cake for this evening my daughter's future mother in law is coming for a visit. She is really nice and
wants to share the wedding expenses. Tomorrow I am going to take her to see the dress.

take care

Rae

[redslipper47]

Hi everone,

Lynne, my Mom had eye Surgery. On her last app. the pressure was really up so he redid her surgery. I took her back today and so far so good. Rae, Thanks I am feeling much better. Got to go check on Mom. She is still not getting around too well. by Sat she should be somewhat be able to get around on her own.Waving at Fla lady

[fla gal 57]

Dorothy, I had laser surgery on my eyes last November to reduce the pressure in them to and it reduced the pressure in my about half. I still have to use my eye drops everyday f though so it will not go back up.

Rae, for some reason I could not open the attachment you sent me for the excel sheet. Do not know why because i can open all others i get. Is there somewhere I can go to find it for myself?

doing good on my low carb today. my hubby took me to lunch today and i had a great seafood salad and a big glass of cold ice tea with lemon and splenda.
Did go by the store to get me some low carb bars. i like them in the morning with my coffee because i am always in such a big rush that time that i don't have time to cook breakfast so i grab a bar and run..I know that is bad and i try not to do it if i can help it to often.

My cold is feeling better today to but still on medication for it for a few more days.

Glad we don't get all that cold weather that some of you get. I love the warmth to much to live where its cold all the time.

will check in with ya all tomorrow.

[pastis]

Good morning

Mary, I sent you an email with the sweets email address. She will be able to send you the original spreadsheet. Not sure why the one I sent wont' open.

I went to the gym today and now am on my way to spend the day with my mom. The 4 pounds I lost last weekend from being sick have found their way back to my body as I knew they would.

Have a great day everyone


Rae

[fla gal 57]

Thanks Rae, i got sweets email address from you ok. Still do not understand why i cannot open that attachment when i can open all others i get.
strange, isn't it?
all is ok here with my eating today so far. Still not loseing much and when i do lose its just a 1/2 lb. or so at a time.
But my weight loss has been slow for me most of my time in low carb but i think its due that I am older than alot of you here and i cannot get the exercise like i want to do either because of my bad back and legs. And also i am on alot of medication to for blood pressure and hormones and other things for my back to. I know i am eating right to lose weight just like i have been doing these last four years but i never have been a fast weight loss loser anyway. Thats why i try to be patient and just take one day at a time, if i didn't do that then i know i would get discourage with it all and just stop dieting all together. So I try to be as patient as possible with it and watch what i eat and thats the way i lose it..
will get back to you all on Monday again. Have my sister from Georgia coming in this afternoon to spend the week-end with us.
Know we will stay busy and i won't get back to my computer until then.
Have a great week-end everyone.

[LynneO]

Good Saturday Morning! I had such a bad day yesterday. I was in such a depressed mood. I went out and saw "Hitch" with Will Smith and I was roaring, my eyes were watered up with laughter - God, I needed that!

I feel so much better today. I have to go teach Saturday School but we are only testing so I won't have much to do. Afterwards, I am going to go do some shopping (that always helps too) and basically that will be it for the day. Tomorrow I will focus on my National Boards.

Food has been very scary, I am maintaining but my portions are out of control. I am a serious emotional eater so.....

Have a great day!

Lynne

[redslipper47]

Hi Everyone,

Just thought I would bring a little snow to my Fla friends. Rae, I know you see enough where you live. we really had a big one this time. It was measured at 24.5 inches. I think this is the most we have had at one time.
it snowed for almost two days. My Mom is feeling good today and doesn't require constant care like she did the first couple of days

Lynn, I am with your on the portion control. I do my exercise water but the portionsare big. I know I haven't lost any weight this time.


Rae, I forgot to tell you I enjoyed visiting the Dragon site also. There were somethings I hadn't seen before.

Mary, I hope you enjoy your Company. Most of my Dh relatives live in Ga. In fact he is from Ga. Catch all of you later.

Oh, the pictures. The one is my driveway and the other the front of the Garage.